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OVERFLOW
Definition of OVERFLOW
noun
The spillage resultant from overflowing.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English overflowen, from Old English oferflōwan, equivalent to over- + flow.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
4.2%
of traced words share this origin (1,197)
branch · 22.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OVERFLOW · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OVERFLOW in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 59, 18 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 122, 19 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 22 days.
First found by a player on Day 59, 18 July 2026.
Built from these letters
OVERFLOW starts with O and ends with W. Sorted, its letters read EFLOORVW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start OVERFL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 59
Could you have found OVERFLOW?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 59 - and most players walked straight past it.
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